STEVEN Schumacher predicts that Josh Sheehan’s calmness under pressure will be a key factor as Wanderers chase a play-off spot.

The Wales international scored and provided an assist in the dramatic 4-3 win against Crawley on Saturday, as the Whites climbed back on to the shoulder of the top six.

Sheehan has started both games under the new head coach, who says he shares the same sort of unflappable demeanour as his midfielder in the technical area.

“Josh Sheehan is such a good player, he's so intelligent, even the assist that he got for the second goal, he's going to be so important for us if we're going to do well this season,” Schumacher explained. “He has been a good player here for the last few years, and we are really going to need him, he's someone in that madness who has got that calm head.

“We like to try and bring that on the side-lines, not to try and get too emotional and too involved, but when you've got a player like him on the pitch it helps massively.”

Sheehan will be available to play against Wrexham on Tuesday night but there are question marks against others who turned out against Crawley, including wing-back Jordi Osei-Tutu, who completed his first full game in the league since signing for Bolton in the summer.

Schumacher said he would be listening to his backroom before making a decision on whether he could start again – but he has been impressed by the attacking edge he brought to Saturday’s game.

“I don’t know if he can start against Wrexham and I haven’t been here for a three-game week, so the medical team will tell me what Jordi’s capable of doing,” he said.

“But I know what his strengths are - he's explosive, he's dynamic, he's the quickest player recorded in the squad probably, and probably right up there in the league too.

“I love players like that, it's exciting, I love speed in the teams I've ever coached, so again he can be someone who can play a huge part in it and he should come away from that game with real confidence.

“The challenge will be to recover properly, get his food and his water and everything right into his body, so he is ready to go again.

“Whether we pick him on Tuesday or not I don't know, I'll take advice off the medical team about that, but certainly he's one that we can be excited about.”